Walter and Miller's Textbook of Radiotherapy: Radiation Physics, Therapy and Oncology

Walter and Miller’s Textbook of Radiotherapy is a key textbook for therapeutic radiography students as well as trainee clinical and medical oncologists, clinical physicists and technologists. The book is divided into 2 sections. The first section covers physics and provides a comprehensive review of radiotherapy physics. This section is designed to be nonphysicist friendly, to simply and clearly explain the physical principles upon which radiotherapy and its technology are based. The second section is a systematic review by tumour site giving an up to date summary of radiotherapy practice. The title also covers the place of chemotherapy, surgery and nonradiotherapy treatments as well as the principles of cancer patient treatment including supportive care and palliative treatments. It is a comprehensive musthave resource for anyone studying therapeutic radiotherapy.